circumburst

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

circum- +‎ burst

Adjective[edit]

circumburst (not comparable)

  1. (physics, astronomy) Surrounding a burst
    • 2014, Robert Allan Mesler III, Searching for the Long-Duration Gamma-Ray Burst Progenitor:
      In order to probe the nature of the long-duration GRB progenitor, it is critical to understand the nature of the circumburst medium in which the progenitor is immersed.